Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Herve · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2014
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2021
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Dental practice · since 1986
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Etablissements V. Philippe · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ans · since 1978
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Beauvais · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of PHIDECA · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Knokke-Heist · since 1988
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Gent · since 1990
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Materials recovery from waste · since 1995
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories
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Veterinary services · Quaregnon · since 2004
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Specialist medical practice · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Schaarbeek · since 2010
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Zwalm · since 1997
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2022
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since 2011
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Vocational training · since 2021
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Logistics services · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · since 2016
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Finishing of textiles · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · since 2023
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since 2009
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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since 1970
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of DC TAXCONSULT · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Mechelen · since 2015
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · since 2024
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Zoersel · since 1969
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Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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since 1991
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Materials recovery from waste · since 2005
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Sports and recreation education · since 2005
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Literary creation · since 2026
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · since 2020
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since 2004
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Web portal activities · since 2026
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Other building finishing work · Tubize · since 1983
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General electrical installation work · Stoumont · since 1999
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Blégny · since 2001
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Vervaardiging van sportartikelen · since 2014
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Other software publishing · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Ingelmunster · since 2015
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · since 2018
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Plumbing work · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Sambreville · since 2016
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Pelt · since 2021
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Mixed farming · since 1999
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Gerpinnes · since 2022
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Landscape service activities · since 2022
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Computer programming · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of 'PHILIPPE MAES' · Business and other management consultancy · Oudenaarde · since 2007
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Psychology services · since 2024
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · since 2017
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since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2020